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Isiphrofethi NgeBhabhiloni
1 Leli yilizwi elimayelana leBhabhiloni elaboniswa u-Isaya indodana ka-Amozi:
2 Phakamisa uphawu phezu koqaqa oluligceke,
umemezele kubo,
ubaqhwebe ngesandla
ukuba bangene emasangweni asesikhosini.
3 Sengibalayile abangcwele bami,
sengiwalayile amaqhawe ami ukuba afeze ulaka lwami,
lawo athokozela ukunqoba kwami.
4 Lalelani, umsindo phezu kwezintaba,
onjengowexuku elikhulu.
Lalelani, ukuxokozela phakathi kwemibuso
njengezizwe zibuthana ndawonye!
UThixo uSomandla ubutha
ibutho elibuthela impi.
5 Bavela emazweni akude,
emikhawulweni yamazulu,
uThixo lezikhali zolaka lwakhe,
ukuba kuchithwe ilizwe lonke.
6 Lilani ngoba usuku lukaThixo seluseduze.
Luzafika njengokuchithakala okuvela kuSomandla.
7 Ngenxa yalokhu izandla zonke zizakuba buthakathaka,
inhliziyo zabantu bonke zizaphela amandla.
8 Bazakuba lokwesaba okukhulu,
baphathwe yibuhlungu losizi;
bazabhinqika njengowesifazane ehelelwa.
Bazakhangelana bemangele,
ubuso babo bungamalangabi.
9 Khangelani usuku lukaThixo luyeza,
usuku lwesihluku, ulaka lokuthukuthela okukhulu,
ukwenza ilizwe lichitheke,
kubhujiswe izoni eziphakathi kwalo.
10 Izinkanyezi zezulu lemithala yazo
akuyikukhanyisa.
Ilanga eliphumayo lizafiphazwa
lenyanga ayiyikukhanyisa.
11 Umhlaba ngizawujezisa ngenxa yobubi bawo,
lababi ngenxa yezono zabo.
Ngizaqeda ukukloloda kwabazikhukhumezayo,
ngehlise ukuzigqaja kwabalesihluku.
12 Ngizakwenza abantu basweleke okudlula igolide elicengekileyo,
basweleke okudlula igolide lase-Ofiri.
13 Ngakho-ke ngizakwenza amazulu anyikinyeke;
lomhlaba uzamazame endaweni yawo
ngokuthukuthela kukaThixo uSomandla,
ngosuku lolaka lwakhe oluvuthayo.
14 Njengempala ezingelwayo,
lanjengezimvu ezingelamelusi,
omunye lomunye uzabuyela ebantwini bakibo,
omunye lomunye uzabalekela elizweni lakibo.
15 Lowo ozathunjwa uzagwazwa;
bonke abazabanjwa bazabulawa ngenkemba.
16 Izingane zabo zizamahlazelwa phambi kwamehlo abo;
izindlu zabo zizakhuthuzwa, omkabo babanjwe ngodlakela.
17 Khangelani, ngizabavusela amaMede
angelandaba lesiliva,
njalo engalijabuleli legolide.
18 Imitshoko yawo izabulala izinsizwa;
kawayikuba lozwelo ezinganeni
loba abe lesihawu ebantwaneni.
19 IBhabhiloni, igugu lemibuso,
ubukhazikhazi bokuziqhenya kwamaKhaladiya,
lizachithwa nguNkulunkulu
njengeSodoma leGomora.
20 Akuyikuhlalwa kulo futhi
loba kwakhiwe kulo kuzozonke izizukulwane;
akulama-Arabhu azamisa amathente awo khona,
loba umelusi ozaphumuza imihlambi yakhe khona.
21 Kodwa izinyamazana zeganga zizahlala khona,
amakhanka azahlala ezindlini zakhona
lezikhova zizahlala khona,
lamagogo aqolotshe khona.
22 Impisi zizakhala ezinqabeni zakhona,
amakhanka ezindlini ezinhle zobukhosi.
Isikhathi salo sesizafika
njalo insuku zalo kaziyikwandiswa.